Research Requirements:At least one publishable paper; present/participate in the ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference; State and Regional Meetings. A dedicated research assistant is available for assistance.

Program Summary/Training Goals:

This program is structured to make a skilled surgeon the best s/he can be.

The Fellow will be exposed to all aspects of foot and ankle trauma to the knee. An extensive amount of arthroscopy and reconstructive exposure will also be gained.

The program is designed to teach the Fellow all aspects of practicing medicine in a changing environment. Office/surgical coding and billing, insurance and integrating into a hospital or multispecialty orthopaedic group will also be learned.

The Fellow who is strongly motivated will finish this program feeling comfortable with any surgery below the knee.